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Remove the water tank (3), fill it with cold
water up to the MAX mark and install it back
to its place.

Notes:
– to fill the water tank (3) with water you can lift

the lid (2), fold it back and pour water into the
tank (3).

– do not use the lid (2) to carry the water tank

(3).

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Install the coffee filter (11) into the holder (12)
having preliminary matched the ledge on the
filter (11) with the groove on the holder (12)
and turn the filter (11) counter/clockwise to
fix the filter.

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Put ground coffee in the filter (11), slightly
tamp the ground coffee with the back side of
the measuring spoon (21).

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Install the filter holder (12) into the coffee
maker. The holder (12) ledges should match
the grooves on the boiler «

», after that turn

the filter holder handle (14) to the right until
bumping «

».

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Place one or two cups on the tray (8) grid (9).

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Insert the power plug into the socket.

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Switch the coffee maker on by pressing the
on/off button (15) «

», the indicator (16)

» will light up.

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Wait until the indicator (18) «

» lights up, the

coffee maker is ready for making coffee.

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Switch the water supply on by pressing the
button (17) «

», watch the cup filling with the

ready coffee, press the button (17) «

» again

to switch the water supply off.

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Switch the coffee maker off by pressing the
on/off button (15) «

», the indicator (16)

» will go out.

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Wait until the coffee maker cools down and
remove the filter holder (12) by turning the
handle (14) to the left «

». Remove the

ground coffee remnants and wash the fil-
ter (11).

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For easy removing of the coffee remnants use
the retainer (13) to prevent the filter (11) from
falling off the holder (12).

Notes:
– The cups should be preliminary heated up,

when water heats up in the boiler, put the
cups on the tray (1).

– If you need to promptly remove the filter

holder, you have to reduce the pressure in the
boiler, switch the coffee maker off by pressing
the on/off button (15) « », place a suitable
cup under the tip (7) and slightly open the

steam supply by turning the knob (4) « / »
counterclockwise.  After  the  pressure  in  the
boiler  is  released,  you  can  remove  the  filter
holder (12).

MAKING CAPPUCCINO

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Attention!

Be careful not to get burns by the

outgoing steam.

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Make sure that the steam control knob (4)
«

» is in the position “the steam supply

is off «

».

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Make coffee, as described in the chapter

«MAKING ESPRESSO»

, in the cup with

enough capacity to add frothed milk or cream.

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Press the steam supply button (19) «

», wait

until the indicator (20) «

» lights up. Place

any suitable bowl under the tip (7) for water.
Carefully turn the steam supply knob (4)
«

» counterclockwise for a quarter of a

turn to remove the condensed fluid from the
pipe (6).

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After removing the condensed fluid close the
steam supply by turning the knob (4) «

clockwise until bumping «

».

Notes: some water or steam may appear from
the filter holder (12) or the steam nozzle, it is
normal.

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Put the tip of the cappuccinator pipe (7) into
a glass with cold milk or cream, carefully turn
the steam supply control knob (4) «

counterclockwise  for  a  quarter  of  a  turn  or
more.  The  tip  (7)  should  not  touch  the  bot-
tom of the glass, as this can hinder the steam
release;  you  can  make  thick  frothed  milk  in
several seconds.

Notes:

- to avoid splashing milk always

immerse the tip (7) deeper than 1 cm from the
milk surface.

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The outgoing steam creates whirls which
froths milk; from time to time lift and lower the
bowl with milk against the tip (7) to make the
milk foam.

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Close the steam supply by turning the knob
(4) «

» clockwise until bumping «

».

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Switch the steam supply off by pressing the
steam supply button (19) «

» again.